Wednesday, May 7, 2025
A fire drill of unknown parentage.
Getting ready for the El Dorado contest was a chore. I have always had time to select a plane(s) and practiced with it. This year there was rain and then wind and then more rain. I grabbed the planes I was most familiar with at the time and went. The Navion flew good enough for a second place finish in Warbird. The Nomad 6 blew/shook the vent plug off two flights in a row. Real unusual for that to happen. On Sunday I flew the Nomad 6 again and the plug stayed on but the wing tip weight box cover fell off causing the weights to fall out which caused the plane to do strange things during the flight. Just as I was about to start the engine for the second flight I saw the engine was loose. One bolt was missing and the other three were loose. I called it a day and put the plane away.
I did get a kit in the raffle and we got home before dark. I got the Nomad fixed on Monday and ready for test flights but it started raining again.
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